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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN EXPULSION DECISION

Article L631-4

An alien under the age of eighteen may not be the subject of a deportation order.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Employee member of the board of directors or supervisory board of a company

Article L2436-1

Dismissal of an employee representative on the board of directors or supervisory board of a public-sector undertaking, a public limited company or a partnership limited by shares, in disregard of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a partial transfer of undertaking or establishment.

Article L2421-9

When the Labour Inspector receives a request for authorisation of a transfer, in application of article L. 2414-1, on the occasion of a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment, he shall en…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-6

If the judge finds that the debtor is in the situation referred to in 1° of article L. 724-1, the judge shall order a personal recovery without judicial liquidation, which shall have the same effects…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-5

Before ruling, the judge may publish a call for creditors. He may verify, even of his own motion, the validity of the claims and the documents evidencing them as well as the amount of the sums claimed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-4

A party may challenge before the protection litigation judge, within a time limit set by decree, the personal recovery without judicial liquidation imposed by the commission.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29

At the request of the beneficiary of the docket, the debtor may undertake to pay the beneficiary directly: this undertaking is recorded, on pain of nullity, in a written document entitled: "Deed of ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L321-28

In the event of a breach of the laws, regulations or professional obligations applicable to them or of the provisions of this chapter, nationals of the Member States of the European Union and of the S…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-17

Where the trader has not reimbursed the consumer in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 224-23, the sums owed by the professional are automatically increased by half.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Advertising measures

Article L152-7

The court may order any measure to publicise the decision relating to the unlawful obtaining, use or disclosure of a business secret, in particular its display or publication in full or in extracts in…

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